A DEAD SATELLITE IS FALLING FROM SPACE. THREE KIDS ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNOW WHERE IT WILL LAND.Fourteen-year-old Sam hacks a signal from a satellite that should be dead.It's not.NOAA-19 is screaming through the atmosphere at 28,000 km/h—and it's aimed straight at Oakhaven Valley.The government doesn't know. The military can't stop it. But Sam, Mia, and Jake have 36 hours to crack the code before impact.What they uncover is worse th...

A sweet smell. A melting oven. And a deadly mystery hiding inside Oakhaven Middle School.When a strange, strawberry-scented liquid suddenly begins dripping from the ceiling during Oakhaven Middle School's biggest Bake-Off, everyone assumes it's a harmless kitchen accident.The Oakhaven Junior Detectives know better.Sam, Jake, and Mia quickly discover that the mysterious liquid isn't caramel—or anything meant for baking. It is a powerful industrial so...

WHAT IF A SHADOW COULD LIE?At exactly noon, a priceless three-hundred-year-old astrolabe is stolen from a supposedly impossible-to-break vault.There are no explosives.No tunnel.No hacker.And the prime suspect has a perfect alibi: he is standing in the town square, surrounded by witnesses, with a shadow that proves exactly where he was.But Sam, Jake, and Mia see something nobody else notices.The shadow is wrong.

WHAT IF THE MOST DANGEROUS CLUE IN OAKHAVEN… CAN'T BE SEEN?A Geiger counter begins clicking inside the Oakhaven Junior Detectives' treehouse.Then the numbers start climbing.The source?The abandoned Oakhaven Observatory.Inside the forgotten building, Sam, Jake, and Mia discover something impossible: a mysterious radioactive isotope glowing with an eerie blue light, connected to a massive telescope—and a countdown that could put the en...

Oakhaven Junior Detectives and the Toxic GreenhouseWhat if the most beautiful discovery in Oakhaven was hiding its most dangerous secret?A mysterious blue glow. An abandoned greenhouse. A strange plant that could lead three young detectives into a case far more dangerous than they ever imagined.When Sam, Jake, and Mia begin investigating, they uncover secrets that could threaten their entire town. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the trut...

What if the ghost haunting Oakhaven Library... couldn't be heard?Every night at exactly 9:00 PM, the century-old library begins to shake.Books crash from the shelves.The chandelier trembles.Water forms strange geometric patterns.And everyone who feels the invisible force experiences the same terrifying sensation:Run.The town thinks the library is haunted.But Sam, Jake, and Mia aren't looking for ...

Let’s Dance: A Celebration of Ontario’s Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions is a nostalgic musical journey, recapturing the unforgettable music of youth and lasting friendships, the days when the live mellow sounds of Big Bands wafted through the air – Louis Armstrong, the Dorsey Brothers, Bert Niosi, Art Hallman, Johnny Downs, Mart Kenney, Bobby Kinsman, Ronnie Hawkins … Throughout the 1920s to the ’60s, numerous legendary entertainers drew thousands of people to such memorabl...

The second edition of the Handbook of Education Policy Research—the largest volume published in AERA’s history—addresses a variety of policy and contextual issues in early childhood, K–12, and postsecondary education that have received extensive empirical attention during the past 15 years. With the pandemic and social turmoil as a backdrop, the editors build on the breadth and depth of the first edition while expanding the scope of the project to include subjects, methods, theori...

Looking for a gift that's more treat than trick? The Oakhaven Junior Detectives and the Halloween Hypothesis is the captivating read your young sleuth will adore. It's the ideal blend of spooky-season fun and clever problem-solving, making it a wonderful alternative to candy.When a prized pumpkin is mysteriously drained of life, three young detectives set out to find the truth behind the town's legend of the "Halloween How...

The greatest secrets are hidden in plain sight...Fresh off their success at the Fall Festival, the Oakhaven Junior Detectives—Sam, Mia, and Jake—are ready for a new challenge. They never expect it to arrive by a tap on their treehouse, tied to the leg of a beautifully carved wooden owl.The message is a riddle, pointing them to the town library after dark. There, under the moon's glow, they find their first clue: a blank piece of parchment that only reveals ...

A hidden map. A ticking clock. A treasure that time almost forgot.When the Oakhaven Library announces a renovation, the basement—a labyrinth of forgotten history—is scheduled to be sealed off forever. But when the Junior Detectives discover a century-old map hidden in a rusted box, they realize they are the only ones standing between a priceless treasure and an eternity of concrete.The clock is ticking. With less than two days until the construction crews a...

The valley wasn't broken.It was changing.When the Oakhaven Junior Detectives travel far from home to attend a science camp in Ravenrock Valley, they expect hiking trails, field notes, and long days outdoors. What they don't expect is a place that refuses to stay still.A trail slowly shifts out of place.Echoes answer from the wrong direction.A quiet lake rises and falls without rain.At first, the mysteries seem unrelated. Then pa...